i like to cook but....

practice makes perfect! you can learn also by doing by yourself i mean dont look at the cookbook.thats how i learned cooking and love inventing recipe.dont give up.

so sorry you feel that way. that's how i felt too. I do like to learn to cook but it seem that even thought i tried hard it end up not tasting good or the way it's supposed to taste. :) we can still keep trying though. patience is a virtue

[i]Hi se7enthbird, hahaha..We are classmates, my hubby cooks great as well as my Dad and Mom but, I am not! LOL! I am trying also like you and sometimes,I will waste it...but, I can make good pasta as well as friend and vege but talking about other recipe which is cooking about pork, beef, I am not good! I hate to waste food also and I will be eating it and tried to just fried with rice if ever I will fail! ANyway, I will not stop trying though..LOL![/i]

you might wanna try simple recipes at first. I have no patience for cooking complex recipes too. I am no cook but like you I want to learn. It's just feels bad when it doesnt come out like you expected it to. And your family does not appreciate your hard work in the kitchen. keep at it...

Have you tried joining a cooking class? Sometimes, it isn't enough that you have a cook book. There are tips and tricks in cooking that you have to see for yourself. I never follow a cook book but I learned how to cook by watching my mom. I saw exactly how she prepared the ingredients and which ingredient comes in the cooking pan first and how long before the next ingredient comes in. There are practical tips that you have to know to be able to gauge if you're doing ok with what you are cooking. For example, a cook book will not tell you to put in the carrots when the garlic is golden brown already. The cook book will probably just tell you to saute the garlic, add the carrots etc. But you wouldn't know the approximate time between each ingredient to be put in the pan. I suugest you enroll in a cooking class now. Or, you can find someone who really knows how to cook. Watch that person, one recipe at a time, then try it yourself. While you're watching, don't forget to ask questions, that's the best way to learn.